TABLE P–1 Document Conventions
Typeface or
Symbol Meaning Example
AaBbCc123
The names of commands, files, and
directories; on-screen computer
output
Edit your login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
system% You have mail.
AaBbCc123
What you type, contrasted with
on-screen computer output
This font also indicates a key that
you press.
When you see two key names,
press and hold the first key, then
type the second character.
system% su
password:
Press the Delete key.
When you see L1-A, press and
hold L1, while typing A.
AaBbCc123
Command-line placeholder:
replace with a real name or value
To delete a file, type rmfilename.
AaBbCc123
Book titles, new words or terms, or
words to be emphasized
Read Chapter 6 in User’s Guide.
These are called class options.
You must be root to do this.
Related Books
The following books provide additional information and are referenced in this
manual:
4
System administration manual for the computer system.
4
Operating system documentation for the operating system release the system is
running.
4
OpenBoot 2.0 Command Reference provides information about booting the
operating system, running diagnostics, modifying the system start-up
configuration parameters, loading and executing programs and troubleshooting. It
also describes the OpenBoot Forth Interpreter commands.
4
SunDiag User’s Guide covers information about Sundiag, a system exerciser that
runs under the SunOS
TM
Operating System. Sundiag displays real-time use of
system resources and peripherals.
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